Bedclothes-holder.



No. 662,840. Patented Nov. 27, |900.l C. J. WADE.

BEDCLOTHES HOLDER.

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CHARLES J. WADE, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

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SIECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 662,840, dated November 27, 1900. Application filed August l1, 1900. Serial No. 26,591. (No modelo To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LCHARLES JWADE, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Bedclothes-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in holders for bedclothing, and is especially designed for use on childrens beds for the purpose of preventing` the child from throwing oif the cover; and the invention has for an object to provide an improved construction which will not impede the movements of the child in bed and will even permit the child to readily assume a sitting posture,but which will instantly return the clothing to the desiredposition whenever the child lies down; and the invention consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

Infthe drawings, Figure l is a perspective view, and Fig. 2 is a sectional top plan view, of a bed embodying my invention; and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view illustrating the fold or covering formed by turning the bed clothing back and the fastening means therefor.

The bed A may have its frame formed in any of the usual styles common to childrens beds or cribs, and it has at its sides the curved slots B, which may be supplied in any suitable manner. In the construction shown the side guards have sections at B of boards in which the slotsB are cut, and the slots curve from their lower ends upward and toward the foot of the bed, the lower forward ends of the slots being about in line with the point where the neck of the child would be when in position in the bed.

The swinging arms C are pivoted at C to the bed-frame preferably at points midway between their ends, with their ends at C2 opposite the'slots I5 and their opposite ends formed by weighting or otherwise to counterbalance the ends C2, so the tendency of the arms will be to drop at their weighted ends C3. This overbalancing of the ends C3 of the arms C is about. suflicient to be overbalanced in turn by the weight of the upper edge of the clothing which is carried by the said arms, as presently described, so that there is nothing to resist the elevating of the bedclothing but the weight of the latter, which weight also operates to overbalance the weighted ends CS of the swinging arms, as before suggested.

The cross connection D extends through the slots B and connects the opposite swing ing arms together. This connection may be a suitable line of cord, as shown, which may be preferred because of its flexibility; but the said connection is drawn quite taut in practice.

The bedclothing may be applied to the bed in the usual way, with its upper edge folded back to form a loop at E, in which is held the cross connection D, as shown. For holding the bedclothing in this looped form over the cross connection I employ clamps F, which may be of any suitable forni and which are held by cords G or other suitable carriers to the cross connection before described.` By preference the carriers G are secured to rings G, which slide along the cross connection, as shown, so the said carriers and their clamps are always in position for use.

It will be noticed that the loop or casing formed by folding the bedclothing over the cross connection is quite large compared with the cross connection, so the upper edge of the bedclothing can rest loosely about the neck of the child, as the weighting of the swinging arms serves t0 press the cross connection up against the upper side of the looped bedclothing both when the bedclothing is looped into position to cover the child and while it is being raised and lowered.

In locating the pivot C/ of the swinging arms I prefer to arrange it about in line with the hips of a child lying in bed, so the pivot of the arms will coincide with `the hip-joint as the child rises to a sitting position, so the upper edge of the bedclothing will move up and back easily with the movements of the child.

It will be noticed that the holder will not interfere in any way with the movements of the child while in the bed, as the child can turn over or rise in any way desired. At the same time the device brings the bedclothing back to position to properly cover the child whenever the child lies down in the bed.

It will be understood that the line G should be taut between the clamp F and the line D2 IOO so it will draw the loop forward over the connection D and form a loose fold to rest softly abovethe neck of the child and hold the fold in such position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, isw

l. 1n a bedclothes-holder the combination of abcd-framehaving its opposite side guards provided with segmental slots, the opposite swinging arms pivot-ed outside the said guards and swinging alongside the said slots and the cross connection secured tothe swinging arms, substantially as set forth.

2. In a bedclothes-holder the combination of the bed-frame and the opposite pivoted arms provided at one end with means forholding the bedclothes and counterbalanced at their other ends, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the bed-frame having the curved slots and the arms pivoted between their ends to said bed-frame and arranged at one end to move along said slots, and a cross connection uniting such ends of the arms, said arms being counterbalanced at their other ends, substantially as set forth.

4C. The combination in a bedclothes-holde-r, of a cross connection for securing` the upper edge of the bedclothes, supports for the ends of said cross connection, the clamps for holding the bedclothes folded over said connection, and the carriers for said clamps secured to the cross connection, substantially as set forth.

5. In a bedclothes-holder, the combination of the bed-frame, theopposite arms arranged to swing at their free ends, and the swinging cross connection between said arms and arranged to carry the bedclothes, said connection being held in operation to the swinging ends of the arms whereby it will swing therewith, substantially as set forth.

means connecting the clamps with the cross connection wherebythe latter may be held in the rear portion of the loop or fold of the bedclothing so the portion of the loop or fold in front of the connection may fall loosely as the connection rises and falls, substantially as set forth.

7. In a bedclothes-holder, the combination of the bed-frame, the cross line or connection and swinging supports to which said connection is secured, the connection being held at the outer end of said swinging supports, said supports being pivoted to the bed at a point between the foot thereo.c and the upper edge of the bedclothes and approximately in line with the hip-joint of a child occupying the bed, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

8. In a bedclothes-holder the swinging support pivotally supported and arranged at one end to rise and fall above the bed, and a cross connection held to the swinging portion of said support, whereby it may swing there- With as it rises and falls above. the bed, substantially as set forth.

9. The combination substantially as described, of the bed-frame, the swinging supports, the cross connection secured to and eX- tending between said supports, and from side to side of the bed-frame, and curved guides through which such connection passes, substantially as set forth. 4

CHARLES J. WADE.

Witnesses:

SoLoN C. KEMoN, PERRY B. TURPIN. 

